MILLERTON MINE TRAGEDY
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Mr. \V. Meld rum. coroner, gave his finding this morning concerning the deaths of the victims of the re*i»nt Millerton disaster. He found that William Pearson. William Maher, Micliael Ford, and .Tames Cowan died on February .',. 1027. in the Millerton mine, from acute carbon monoxide poisonine; nlso that the Proto apparatus was perfectly safe against poisonous cases, and the men wore well trained in the use of the apparatus and fully understood its use.
The coroner further found that Pearson, when going to rescue Cowan, omitted to turn on the oxygen, and Maher walked to the danger zone without taking the necessary precaution to adjust his mouthpiece and nose clip. Cowan took no precautions whatever.
Each case was due to failure to adopt precautions according to instruction and training. Pearson's case was partially due to exhaustion and anxiety over the immediate rescue of Cowan. The otr/>r cases seemed due to fearless careles-ne c s.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 47, 25 February 1927, Page 3
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